They were the founding members of “North Carolina Stop Torture Now”. The program works to end America’s Rendition, Detention and Interrogation program. This award was part of the 12th International Humanitarian Law Dialogs at the Robert H. Jackson Center and Chautauqua Institution in Jamestown, New York.

Joshua Heintz serves as a trustee to Syracuse University and is a member of the Board of Directors to the Global Universal Design Commission, Inc. and former member of the Robert H. Jackson Center Board. He also serves as the Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University.

View the video of the award ceremony.

About the Burton Blatt Institute
BBI reaches around the globe in its efforts to advance the civic, economic, and social participation of people with disabilities, with offices in Syracuse, NY, New York City, Washington, D.C., Lexington, KY, and Atlanta, GA. BBI builds on the legacy of Burton Blatt, a pioneering disability rights scholar, to better the lives of people with disabilities. For more information about BBI, visit: https://bbi.syr.edu